Deepika Padukone has said that Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are protective of her like parents.

Padukone made her Bollywood debut in the Farah Khan-directed Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan, with the two stars later forming a winning partnership in Chennai Express.

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Describing the experience of working with Shah Rukh and Farah for the third time in Happy New Year, the 27-year-old actress told The Times of India: "It's a lot of fun. I am surrounded by mad people like Farah, Shah Rukh, Abhishek, Boman, Sonu Sood and Vivan. They pamper me because Vivan and me are the youngest in the crew.

"Both Farah and Shah Rukh feel protective [of me] like proud parents. I can see now Farah is letting me be on my own. In Dubai schedule, she told me I really had to teach you everything, but now I don't have to tell you anything. You manage on your own."